| Intervention | Knockout |
| Genetic background | BALB/c |
| Wound model | Full-Thickness Excisional Punch |
| Wound Dimensions | 4 mm â |
| Wound Location | Dorsum |
| Effect on skin wound healing | Accelerated wound healing; enhanced angiogenesis and collagen content; accelerated re-epithelialization with increased gene expression of TGF-beta1, CTGF, VEGF, Flt-1, and Flk-1 |
| References | Mori et al. 2002 |